SITC Bulletin
April 17, 2014
China News Digest, April 10 - April 16, 2014

New Lunar Rover Unveiled at Chongqing Tech Fair

 

China's space exploration agency unveiled a four-wheeled lunar rover on Thursday, sparking speculation about sending Chinese astronauts to the moon. Being developed by the Ministry of Education's Center of Space Exploration, the vehicle can carry two people and a heavy payload. It will serve the nation's first astronauts who will set foot on the moon, according to Zhan Hanjing, deputy chief designer at the center.

 

People's Daily News (English)

The World's Fastest Supercomputer Tianhe-2 Undergoing Trials

 

According to a report from Yangcheng Evening News, Tianhe-2 has started to provide computing services to the public while in-system debugging is ongoing. The first beneficiaries are users of the previous pilot system.

 

People's Daily News (English)

YCWB.com

China to Establish Fifth Research Station in the Antarctic

 

A groundbreaking ceremony for China's fifth station in the Antarctic is expected to take place during the next South Pole expedition planned for November. Qu Tanzhou, director of the State Oceanic Administration's Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration, said it will take at least three years to build the fifth Antarctic research station.

 

People's Daily News (English)

Excellent Performance of Application Data of Tiangong-I Brings Bright Commercial Future

天宫一号应用数据性能指标优异商用前景可期

Space China

 

Innovative Micro-Measures Pep Up Growth in China

People's Daily News (English)

 

UTC Aerospace Systems and AVIC EM Open Electric System Joint Venture Facility in Xi'an

Wall Street Journal (English)

 

China's Industrial Robotics Market Sees Rapid Growth

China Business News (English)

 

US Investment Allows Chinese IT Firms to Develop Quicker

Want China Times (English)

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